Maddie Poppe received a boost to possible superstardom Monday night, May 21, winning the “American Idol” television singing competition.The 20-year-old Poppe, from Clarksville, bested two other finalists in a public online, phone app and text vote
Rick Kramer may have set some kind of world record for the use of one word in a sentence Monday when he was asked if he was frustrated about the ongoing saga with the opening day for the New Hampton Municipal Pool.“Very, very, very, very,” he said
Though she will continue to sub, Lynn Ries finished her 40th year of teaching for the New Hampton Community Schools on Friday.“Sometimes you feel like you’re not making any progress ...
They went for reverence, and without a doubt, the members of the New Hampton American Legion Post 38 accomplished their goal Monday during the city’s annual Memorial Day observance.From three recent New Hampton High School students who have enlist
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Nashua-Plainfield Community Schools opened its doors on a holiday Monday after a student died two days earlier at a popular swimming spot in Chickasaw Park.
Police Chief Mike Anderson has announced his intent to retire effective Aug. 31.His resignation letter was accepted Monday night by the City Council.— For more on this story, see the May 25 New Hampton Tribune.
The New Hampton School Board Monday night awarded the final winning bids on the district’s $19.415 million building project and added to its “surplus” in the process.School Board members accepted the low bids from Iowa Prison Industries for the pr
Dan Dietz was nominated for the Chickasaw County Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year Award by the Chickasaw Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners.Dietz received the award for his strong diversified farming operation.
Suellen Kolbet remembers the first raise she received as a city of New Hampton employee as if it was granted yesterday.“When I went full time, I went to $3.03 [per hour], and that was pretty cool,” she said.
The concern all along has been that a $725,000 renovation project would delay the season opener for the New Hampton Municipal Pool.It turns out those worries were for naught; instead, it’s a 15-year-old motor that will delay the pool opening, whic